There’s been so much excitement around here I can hardly even handle it!

First and foremost, match day was last Sunday. Match day is the day students who are applying to dietetic internships find out whether or not they got into a program. A 9-12 month dietetic internship is a requirement for eligibility to sit for the exam to become a registered dietitian. It is the final step in my career change. The career change I’ve spent almost 4 years working toward…after quitting my very stable job. No pressure. After months of applying and waiting, I finally found out that I got matched and I will officially start my rotations in the Fall semester! A huge weight has officially been lifted.

Also, a couple of weeks ago, whilst studying, I heard something at my window. I looked up to see a man dressed in all black with a mask on his face standing on my fire escape trying to open my window. It was the middle of the day and I assumed he was looking for an empty apartment to rob, so I yelled to let him know I was there. He moved to the bedroom and tried opening that window, so I commenced freaking out. I seriously don’t think I’ve ever been so frightened in my life. Shaking uncontrollably, I called 911 and tried to map out my escape route in the event he managed to break in. Thankfully, the police got here within about 5 minutes, but it felt like an eternity. Three plain-clothes officers came to my door and proceeded to tell me that they saw my landlord downstairs and he told them that he had a construction crew waterproofing the building. As you can imagine, I was at once filled with relief, embarrassment, and a little frustration. I have to say that I am extremely grateful to the NYPD for their quick response to what I thought was going to be my demise. I think my heart rate has finally returned to normal, so I can have a good laugh about it now.

And looking ahead, I get to go to Arizona and spend a week with my boyfriend in 10 days! We’re going to go hiking and cook a lot and he’s going to take me flying. I absolutely cannot wait!

So many flowers at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden!

Another pretty exciting event is the onset of spring. The warm air and green trees and flowers just make me happy. One of the side effects of the beginning of spring is seeing bunnies and pastel everything everywhere you go, though, which inevitably leads to cravings for carrot cake. So instead of making a whole big cake for just me, I tried my hand at making my oatmeal taste like carrot cake, and it turned out to be so good that I can’t stop making it. If you love carrot cake, you must try this. It’s really easy and quick, too. The hardest part is shredding the carrots, which can be made easier by throwing them in the food processor. The recipe below says 2 servings, but these are very large servings so I usually get 3 days of breakfast out of one batch. That’s enough to curb my craving for, like, a day or so. Enjoy!